Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s warm-hearted astronaut dramedy “Project Hail Mary,” which follows Ryan Gosling interacting with a rock-like alien, has premiered above projections with a domestic opening weekend estimate of over $77 million.
The film pulled in $12 million in previews on Thursday night followed by a further $21.1 million on Friday – buoyed by excellent critical reviews and an ‘A’ CinemaScore from audiences.
It joins the elite crowd of only two other non-sequel, non-franchise films that have had domestic opening weekends above $70 million in the past decade – Chris Nolan’s…